| Case Name | Citation | Year ▼ | Distance from slave case(s) | Law Type | Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake v. Collins | 6 Miss. 253 | 1840 | 0 | Mississippi | |
| Piercy v. Piercey | 36 N.C. 214 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hood v. M'Corkle | 16 La. 240 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Armor v. Lewis | 16 La. 331 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Thomas v. Generis | 16 La. 483 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Hardie v. Cotton | 36 N.C. 61 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina | |
| Hoover v. Glasscock | 16 La. 242 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Chase v. Maberry | 3 Del. 266 | 1840 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Fuqua v. Hunt | 1 Ala. 197 | 1840 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Harrison v. Faulk | 16 La. 358 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Serapurn v. Bousquet | 15 La. 509 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Petrovic v. Hyde | 16 La. 223 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Ex parte Jones | 1 Ala. 15 | 1840 | 0 | Alabama | |
| Bray's Executrix v. Bray | 16 La. 352 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Potts ex rel. Potts v. Carls | 3 Del. 86 | 1840 | 0 | Delaware | |
| Loussade v. Hartman | 16 La. 117 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Cook v. Parkarson | 16 La. 129 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Dupuy v. Dashiell | 15 La. 124 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Tompkins v. Benjamin | 16 La. 197 | 1840 | 0 | Louisiana | |
| Wade v. Dick | 36 N.C. 313 | 1840 | 0 | North Carolina |